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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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