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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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