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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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