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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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