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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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