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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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