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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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