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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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