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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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