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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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