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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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