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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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