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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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