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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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