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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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