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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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