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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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