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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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