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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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