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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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