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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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