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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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