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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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