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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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