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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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