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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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