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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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