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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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