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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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