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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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