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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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