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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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