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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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