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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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