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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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