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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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