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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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