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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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