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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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