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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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