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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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