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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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