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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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