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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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