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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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