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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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