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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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