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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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