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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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