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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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