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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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