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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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