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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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