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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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