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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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