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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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