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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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