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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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