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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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