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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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