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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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