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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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