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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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