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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Argentina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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