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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. People want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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