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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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