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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive 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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