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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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