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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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