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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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