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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these open education ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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