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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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