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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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