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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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