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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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