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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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