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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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