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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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