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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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