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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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