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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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