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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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