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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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