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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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