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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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