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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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