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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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