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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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