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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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