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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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