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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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