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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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