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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes 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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