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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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