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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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