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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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