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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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