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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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