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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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