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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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