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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important 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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