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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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