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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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