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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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