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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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