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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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