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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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