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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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