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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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