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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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