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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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