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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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