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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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