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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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