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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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