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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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