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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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