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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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