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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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