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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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