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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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