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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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