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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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