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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Honduras to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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