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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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