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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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