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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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