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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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