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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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