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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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