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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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