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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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