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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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