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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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