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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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