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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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