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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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