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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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