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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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