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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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