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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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