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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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