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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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