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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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