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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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