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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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