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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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