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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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