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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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