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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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