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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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