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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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