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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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