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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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