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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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