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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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