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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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