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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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