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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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