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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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