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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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