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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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