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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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