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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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