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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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