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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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