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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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