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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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