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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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