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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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