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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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