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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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