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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the thrilling 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 stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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