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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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