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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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