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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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