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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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