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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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