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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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