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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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