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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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