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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with massively open online courses (MOOC) and open educational resources. As online learning becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. New gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation.

There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). For more details please visit this MOOC Book site.

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