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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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