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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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