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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mongolia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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