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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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