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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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