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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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