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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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