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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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