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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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