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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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