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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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