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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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