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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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