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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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