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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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