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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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