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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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