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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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