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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to understand these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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