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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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