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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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