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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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