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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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