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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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