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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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