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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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