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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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