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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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