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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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