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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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