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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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