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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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