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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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