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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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