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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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