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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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