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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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