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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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