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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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