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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major 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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