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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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