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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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