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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores 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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