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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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