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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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