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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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