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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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