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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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