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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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