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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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