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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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