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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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