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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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