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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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