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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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