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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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