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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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