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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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