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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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