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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Serbia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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