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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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