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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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