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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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