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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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