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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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