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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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