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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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