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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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