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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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