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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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