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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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