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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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