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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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