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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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