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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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