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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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