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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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