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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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