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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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