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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning make it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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