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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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