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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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