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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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