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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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