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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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