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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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