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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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