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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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