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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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