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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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