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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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