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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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