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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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