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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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