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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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