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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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