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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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