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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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