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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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