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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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