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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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