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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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