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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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