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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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