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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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