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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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