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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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