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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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