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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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