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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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