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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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