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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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