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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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