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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major 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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