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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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