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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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