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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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