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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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