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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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