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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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