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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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