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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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