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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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