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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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