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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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