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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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