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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this growing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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