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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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