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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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