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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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