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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. New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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