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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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