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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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