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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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