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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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