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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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