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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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