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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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