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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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