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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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