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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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