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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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