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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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