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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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