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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jersey to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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