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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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