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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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