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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses 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. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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