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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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