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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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