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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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