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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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