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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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