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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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