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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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