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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing 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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