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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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