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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guatemala to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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