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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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