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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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