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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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