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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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