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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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