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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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