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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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