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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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