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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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