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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Moldova to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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