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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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