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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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