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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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