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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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