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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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