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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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