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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Italy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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