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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the key 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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