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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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