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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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