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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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