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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like El Salvador to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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