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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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