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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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