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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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