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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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