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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, North to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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