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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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