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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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