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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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