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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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