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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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