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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education 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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