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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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