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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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