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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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