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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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