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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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