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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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