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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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