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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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