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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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