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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the major 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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