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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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