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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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