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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ireland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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