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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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