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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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