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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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