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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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