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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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