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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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