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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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