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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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