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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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