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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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