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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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