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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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