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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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