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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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