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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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