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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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