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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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