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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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