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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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