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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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