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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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