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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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