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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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