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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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