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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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