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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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