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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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