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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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