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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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