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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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