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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Norway to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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