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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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