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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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