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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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