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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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