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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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