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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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