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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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