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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important 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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