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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. 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. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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