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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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