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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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