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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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