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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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