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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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