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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand these open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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