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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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