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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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