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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Bermuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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