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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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