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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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