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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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