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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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