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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better understand these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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