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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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