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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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