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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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