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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better understand these important new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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