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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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