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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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