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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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