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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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