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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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