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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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