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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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