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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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