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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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