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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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