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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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