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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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