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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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