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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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