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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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