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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 massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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