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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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