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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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