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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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