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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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