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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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