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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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