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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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