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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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