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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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