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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning enable learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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