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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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