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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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