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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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