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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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