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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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