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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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