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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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