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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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