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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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