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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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