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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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