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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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