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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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