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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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