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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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