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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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