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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also researches the key 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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