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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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