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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning have made it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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