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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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