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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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