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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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