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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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