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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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