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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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