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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? 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 Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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