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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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