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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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