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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education