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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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