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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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