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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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