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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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