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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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