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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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