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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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