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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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