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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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