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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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