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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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