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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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