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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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